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Happy Thanksgiving
What did you do on this Thanksgiving day? By the time I sat in front of the computer and started writing this blog, it was 9:40 pm. Well,...

Angela
Oct 11, 20211 min read


A Question
What is your favorite indoor activity? Here are some responses from Costco members who responded to a poll, posted to Costco's Facebook...

Angela
Oct 9, 20211 min read


Keep in Touch
"Close people are those who keep in touch, otherwise, they’re just another stranger.” I don't know who said that but I do agree, do you?...

Angela
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Book of the Week (#56): Big Magic
The subtitle is Creative Living Beyond Fear. A wonderful book read by the author herself: Elizabeth Gilbert. The most popular of her book...

Angela
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Quote and Daily Reminder
Do you like quotes? How about this one? "Humor is like a rubber sword: it allows you to make a point without drawing blood." - Mary...

Angela
Oct 5, 20212 min read


Long or Short Term Goals
Do you have some long-term goals? Short-term goals? What are they? Do you keep investing your time and energy on a goal, just because you...

Angela
Oct 4, 20211 min read


A Happy Meal
Even though every meal can be called a happy meal, some meals just bring you more happiness than others. Both my kids live and work in...

Angela
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Walking in the Rain
I love walking. When I typed the word "walking" on my blog, it generated seven entries containing in the title (each title is clickable...

Angela
Oct 2, 20211 min read


Ocean Waltz
by Sting. There are different versions of this piece on YouTube. I watched a few and decided that the attached is the most fitting one....

Angela
Oct 1, 20211 min read


National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, September 30, 2021, marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honors the lost children and Survivors of...

Angela
Sep 30, 20211 min read


Book of the Week (#55): Braving the Wilderness
The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone, by Brené Brown. “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top five...

Angela
Sep 29, 20211 min read


It Is Not Easy
I did enjoy the variety during the working hours in front of the computer, except there was no variety at all until after 7:30 pm...

Angela
Sep 28, 20211 min read


Standing Desk
I started today's writing by asking a few questions on Google. How many hours a day should you stand? Is standing too long bad for you?...

Angela
Sep 27, 20211 min read


Found on Facebook
Not sure who the authors were for the quotes below but I read them from a Facebook friend's posts. Usually, he would put his own comment,...

Angela
Sep 26, 20211 min read


A Biking Trip
From May 15 to this year, our First Biking Trip in 2021, to today's trip #12, we had a lot of Biking Fun. Especially if I compared what...

Angela
Sep 25, 20211 min read


Marble Halls
A beautiful song by a beautiful Enya. The song appeared in the movie titled "Age of Innocence", a movie made in 1993, one of my favorite...

Angela
Sep 24, 20211 min read


Kind Words
Have you received kind words from others or said kind words to others lately? Do you know that sometimes one kind word can change...

Angela
Sep 23, 20211 min read


A Wonderful Feeling
I started my first job with the government this April as causal for 90 days and the contract was extended one more month. I would have...

Angela
Sep 22, 20211 min read

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